Play Your
Best GameMackay · 26 October 2026
A practical, high-energy two-hour session on how to sustain your energy, sharpen your focus, and keep performing at your best — in business and in life — without burning out.
Led by former NRL Head Coach Matt Elliott & best-selling author Susan Pearse.
Includes a copy of Winning the Second Half (valued $40).
You're showing up. You're delivering. But there's a flatness starting to creep in. The energy that used to be automatic now requires effort. Decisions take longer. The resilience that carried everyone through the tough periods is starting to weaken.
This isn't a performance problem. It's an energy problem — one of the most common, and most overlooked, factors limiting business and life performance right now.
"The challenge for most people isn't capability or commitment — it's capacity. People have more in them. They just don't know how to access it without burning out in the process."
Why this is worth two hours of your time
Most professional development focuses on skills and knowledge. This session addresses something more fundamental — the energy and mental clarity that determine whether skills get applied at all.
Energy is a performance lever
Fatigued people make slower decisions, miss more, and communicate less effectively. This session gives practical tools to restore capacity — not just manage it.
Retention starts with renewal
People leave when they run out of energy, not just opportunity. Investing in this kind of reset signals you're serious about sustainable performance — not just output.
Focus is the new productivity
In a world of constant demands, the ability to refocus quickly is a competitive advantage. Your people leave with techniques they can apply immediately.
High performance is a skill
The same principles that let elite athletes sustain peak performance across a season apply directly to business and life — made accessible and practical.
What you'll walk away with
A personal energy management strategy
Not generic advice — a clear understanding of where your energy is leaking and a practical plan to reclaim it.
Tools to refocus under pressure
Specific, research-backed techniques to reset attention and decision-making quality in the middle of demanding days.
A better relationship with pressure
Learn to distinguish between productive challenge and burnout risk — and how to operate at the edge of capacity without going over it.
Clarity on what matters
Step back from the noise and reconnect with what actually drives you — so your energy goes where it counts.
A copy of the book
Every ticket includes a copy of Winning the Second Half (valued $40) to take the session further at home.
Ready to play your best game?
Secure your seat for $89 incl. GST — includes your copy of the book.
Two careers at the top of performance
Matt Elliott
Former NRL Head Coach & Player
Matt has led teams at the highest level of professional sport — navigating public performance, tight margins and the relentless demands of a results-driven environment. He brings hard-won, practical wisdom on building teams that perform consistently, and recover well when they don't.
Susan Pearse
Best-selling Author & Leadership Expert
Originally from Mackay and author of five published books on mindfulness, self-leadership and performance, Susan has spent over two decades working with senior leaders and executive teams across Australia. She makes complex performance science genuinely accessible — and immediately actionable.
Built for people with high demands and high standards
Everything you need to know
Venue
Lancaster Room, Harrup Park, Mackay
Date
Monday 26 October 2026
Time
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Ticket
$89 per person — includes a copy of Winning the Second Half (valued $40).
Included with every ticket
Secure your seat
Two hours that change how you show up — for your team, your business and yourself. Places are limited.
$89 per person incl. GST
Secure card payment via Stripe.
Can't make it to Mackay?
Start your second half with Matt & Susan's book, Winning the Second Half — practical, science-backed tools to thrive physically, mentally and emotionally.
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